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WEBScientists previously believed that sperm contribute only their genome during fertilization, but a new study led by UCR biomedical scientist Changcheng Zhou shows a connection between what fathers eat and daughters' health.
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WEB6 days ago · UC Riverside Athletics has entered into a new five-year agreement with Nike and BSN SPORTS, Director of Athletics, Wesley Mallette, announced today, Thursday, May 11, 2023. As part of the partnership agreement, BSN SPORTS will be UC Riverside Athletics’ official provider of apparel, footwear and other equipment needs.
UCR among top 1% of world universities - News
WEBMay 3, 2021 · Homepage. UC Riverside retains its place among the top 1% of universities, according to the World University Rankings. The campus ranked No. 242 in the 2021-22 list of the top 2,000 out of 19,788 institutions worldwide. UCR was named No. 82 nationally and in the top 50 public institutions in the US.
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
WEBSep 28, 2020 · The team determined that matter makes up about 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universe. Cosmologists believe about 20% of the total matter is made of regular — or “baryonic” matter — which includes stars, galaxies, atoms, and life, while about 80% is made of dark matter, whose mysterious nature is not yet known but may consist of some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic ...
Can ethics classes actually influence students’ moral behavior?
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Philosophers and ethicists have never had scientific proof that university ethics classes affect student moral behavior — until now. A research team led by a philosopher at the University of California, Riverside, has conducted the first controlled study aiming to discover whether such a correlation exists using direct observational data rather than self-reported information.
Grow and eat your own vaccines? | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories. Messenger RNA or mRNA technology, used in COVID-19 vaccines, works by teaching our cells to recognize …
Scientists developing new solutions for honeybee colony collapse
WEBJan 7, 2021 · The University of California, Riverside, is leading a new effort to stop and reverse a worldwide decline in honeybees, which threatens food security and prices. Professor Boris Baer's family tending beehives in Riverside, Calif. (Boris Baer/UCR) Honeybees pollinate more than 80 agricultural crops, which account for about a …
UCR breaks ground on largest-ever expansion - News
WEBOct 7, 2019 · Share This: Friday, Oct. 4, officials representing the University of California and American Campus Communities helped break ground on the North District project, which will ultimately add 6,500 beds to the UC Riverside campus. From left, From left, Brian Haynes, vice chancellor for Student Affairs; Thomas Smith, interim provost; Kim Wilcox ...
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino ... - News
WEBJul 2, 2020 · Iqbal I Pittalwala. Senior Public Information Officer. (951) 827-6050. A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.